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I accomplish. these objects bymeans of Patented Aug. 30, 1932.

PA TE ew f CESAR E 'o. CAMPUS, or sANTnr roNIoA, CALIFORNIA SA ITARY ITTTING Application filed 'Apri1 28, 1930. seriainb. 448,046.

The purpose of mv invention is to provide an attachment to a water closet apparatus incorporating a bidet nozzle by means of which with its associated parts a stream of *5 water can be projectedupon the posterior portion of a person occupying said water closet. Various types of bidet nozzles have been devised but so far as known to your petitioner all have had the great disadvantage of spilling the water when the seat-is not occupied, provided that the bidet valve should be left open or opened intentionally. This condition is due to the bidet nozzles heretofore designed being mounted at such an angle in relation to thecloset bowl that in most cases the 'iet is directed in either a horizontal or upwardly direction. When the seat is not occupied there is no obstruction to the jet and the'water-is consequently spilled outside the bowl; The non-spilling of the'water depended on the closing of the. water supply valve and there being no means of preventing thiscareless or mischievous opening of the valve, damage naturally resulted and consequent discrediting of this sanitary and practical device.

The further purpose of my invention is to provide abidet nozzle arrangement which will eliminate the possibility of the-water provide such a design of bidet that the same can be applied to bowls already installed. In the case ofnew bowls means areprovided for raising the jet so that it will bea more A particular feature of my invention is the fixation of the said bidet nozzle, preventing any swinging. motion whether the seat is raised or inposition for use.

the construction shown in the accompanying drawings, in which similar. figures refer to similar parts in the several views} Figure l is a plan View partly in section with the seat in its normal position for occupancy. Figure 2 is a vertical central section taken on the line X,-X of Figurel; also showing the seat in its normal lowered position. Figure "3 is a vertical central section taken on "the line 'X'X'of Figure -1 but with the seat in its raisedposition, Figure 4 is a planview partly in section of a 'modifiedfform ofmy'invention also showing aflrecess in the inside of the front rim of the bowl' Figure '5 isa vertical central section taken on line YY of'Figure 4Q This (figure 'al so'shows' the recess in the interior -front rim of thebowl; Figure i6 is a side elevationo-f the bowl and bidet Withfthe :seat injits' raised position, and also showing 7 a"s ection"of thefront rim of the'bowl in which a holef is provide'd for the reception 'ofthe Water stream 'from'the bidet 'ndz'zle. -""The construction of my devicefas shown '10 is a water closetbowlbf the usual con- 'stru'ction, having'a hollow riin 11, and'a seat attachment flangefl2 at either side of therear portion of the bowl. "The seat'wings v r, 13 are of the usual construction and provided in Figures 1 to 3 inclusive is as follows i with hinge brackets leintegral with the transverse bracket 15 for the purpose of joinin}: thetwo seat wings so asto operate as 'QneuDit. The: hinge brackets 14: andithe transverse bracket '15 are revolv'ably or hingedlyjmounted 'on the bearings 16 c and as more fully described hereinafter; De t'achably secured tothe rearwardly project- 'to the bidet supply chamber 22. That portion'of the said trunnion 21 between the socket 20 and the chamber 22 forms a support for' the bearing-16. Mounted in the support 19 is a water supply pipe 23, which is connected at its'exterior end to a suitable source of supply and is provided with means offcontrol such as the water valve 24. The interior'end' of the pipe 23 passes through ing flanges: 12 are two hinge and bidet *supports 18 and;19.' In thejconstructionas shown in Figures 1 to 3" inclusive, the'upper {portion of the support 18 has a socket 20 the support 19 and is screwed "or otherwise secured" to the, said bidet supply, chamber 22." The'space on the said pipe 23 between abearing for the, hinge 17.

the support 19 and the chamber 23 :forms securedto' the bidet supply chamber 22in The bidetnozzle 25 .is integral. with or .6

is not raised in any degree when theseat is,

raised. The trunnion 21, the pipe 23 and the chamber 22 are all stationary but the bracket 15 together with the hinge'bearings 16 and 17 rotate about the axis of thesai'd trunnion p ne A In the modified form shown in Figures '4. to ;6 inclusive the bowl 10 is provided with the rearwardly and laterally projecting flanges 12, but the 'rim'll is so moulded as to' form a pocket v for the reception of the jet. 31 as particularly shown in Figures {l and '5. This is for the double purpose of enabling the line of the jet 31 to be raised 7 to a higher position at the rear of the bowl so'thatthe stream" ofwater is more certain of; striking the body as intended. Thispocket 30also prevents the splashing of the water. Figure 6 shows an alternative design in which .the rim 30; is provided with a passage '32 for the jet to enter, thus entirely preventing any'possibility of splashing. The wings of the seat 13 are 'birfurcatedand connected together by the hingebracket 33 the said ,brackethaving the two hinges'34. These hinges 34: are rotatably mounted on the hollow pintle 35. one end of which is trunnioned in the seat attachment 36'and the opposite end trunnioned in the seat attachment 37 by means of thewater supply pipe 38l- (Jen'- trally located onthe hollowpjintle 35 is a transverse chamber 39' which together with the pintle 35 is stationary and can be registered to a downwardly inclined position as shown. The-bidet nozzle 40 is tubular and preferably screwed into the chamber 39 and is made relatively long with a small central passage for the purpose of confining the stream of water to a narrow jet shooting .centrally across the bowl. 41 is a notch in the hinge bracket 33 located opposite the nozzle 40 and is provided so that the seat can be raised without interference with thejet.

If desired a passage can be provided instead of the notch 41 for the same purpose.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the purpose of my invention has been accomplished bythe device, as shown and that the stationary, downwardly inclinedbidet nozzle and splash preventing means entirely preclude the spilling of water outside the bowland-at the same time avoid the possibil ty of injury to the clothingof the user. We obtain these desirable thereof;

2. The combination with a closest bowl having a rim at its upper'edge and a seat rear'portion of the bowl having its orifice located between'the planes of the upper and lower surfaces of the seat, with the nozzle so placed as to project a stream, discharg ing downwardly, in relation to the bowl, and under the rim thereof at the bowl. 7 c

3' The combination of a closest bowl, a seat consisting of two elements held togethfront of the therefor ofa bidet nozzle mounted on the er by a fixture hingedly mounted on a h0l-' lowpintle, said pintle being secured to said closest bowl and also connected to a controllable source of water supply; a ,nozzle having its posterior end inserted in and open to the hollow passage in; said pintle and having its outer end so located as to discharge a stream d-o'wnwardly between "the two elements forming the seat, said stream being directed to a point below the'front rim of the bowl whenever said water control is open.

lfiThe combination of a closest bowl, a seat consistingof two elements held together by a fixture hingedly mounted on a hollow pintle, said pintle being 'secu'red to said closest bowl-and also connected to a control lable sourcjej'of water. supply; a rearwardly :3

extending hollow I chamber connecting with said pintle and said hollow'chamber thereof, a nozzle inserted in said pintle having its posterior end extending rearwardly into said hollow chamber, said chamber and said nozzle being so located as to direct a stream downwardly between the two seat elements toward a point below the front rim of the said'bowl; and an opening in said hinge fixtureadapted to register with the front opening of said nozzle when seat is in its downward position.

5. The combination ofa closest bowl having mounted. thereon a hollow pintle adapted to be connected' to a source of water supply, a nozzle transversely and centrally located in said pintle and connectingwith the'hollow interiorthereof a seatconsisting of two elements connected by afplate, said platebeing hingedly mountedon said pintle and having an opening therein so located that when said seat is in its downward position a stream from'said nozzle can pass through said opening in. a downwardly direction toward a point through or under the front rim of said bowl.

6. In combination with a closest bowl having an inwardly extending rim about the opening therein, a swinging seat mounted on said bowl, and a bidet nozzle mounted on the rear portion of the bowl, angularly dis posed to discharge a stream of water downwardly to impinge on the front portion of the bowl under the rim.

7. In combination with a closet bowl having a seat, and a bidetvnozzle mounted on the rear portion of said bowl, said nozzle being angularly mounted on the bowl to discharge a stream of water forwardly and downwardly below the top of the bowl.

8. In combination with a closest bowl having a rim about the opening therein, said rim 1 having an opening thereln at the front por- 1 tion of the bowl, a bidet nozzle mounted on the rear portion of the bowl .angularly disposed to direct a stream of water into the opening in the rim. 7

9. In combination with a closet bowl having a rim about the opening therein, said rim having a pocket therein at the front portion of the bowl, a bidet nozzle mounted on the rear portion of the bowl angularly disposed to direct a stream of water into the opening in the rim.

10. In combination with a closest bowl, a seat swingingly 'mounted thereon, said seat having two wings connected at the rear end thereof, and a bidet nozzle angularly mounted on the bowl arranged to discharge a stream of water downwardly and forwardly between said wings into the bowls.

11. In combination with a closet bowl having a seat, a bidet nozzle mounted on the 7 rear portion of the bowl angularly disposed with relation to the upper surface of the bowl to discharge a stream of water forwardly and downwardly through an opening in the back of said seat and against the front inner surface of the bowl.

12. The combination of a closetbowl having mounted thereon a hollow pintle adapted to be connected to a source of water supply; a rearwardly extending hollow chamber connecting with said pintle and the hollow chamber thereof; and a nozzle inserted in said pintle having its posterior end extending rearwardly into said hollow chamber, said chamber and said nozzle being so located as to direct a stream downwardly into said bowl toward a point below the front rim of said bowl.

GESARE o. CAMPUS; 

